Sanitary storage cabinet



July 3, 1951 E. DORNBUSH SANITARY STORAGE CABINET 2 heets-Sheet 1 Filed Ma 11 1949 IN VEN TOR. WARDDORNBUSH,

A RNEY.

July 3, 1951 E. DORNBUSH SANITARY STORAGE CABINET 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 11, 1949 EDWARD DORNBUSH,

BY gck 31.

ATTORNEY.

Patented July 3, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SANITARY STORAGE CABINET Edward Dornbush, Miami Beach, Fla.,

Tropical Concrete Products, Inc.,

assignor to Hialeah, Fla.

Application May 11, 1949, Serial No. 92,590

2 Claims. (Cl. 312-329) stant removal from and replacement within the cabinet.

An important object of the present invention resides in a cabinet formed of precast sections connected and sealed together and provided with a closure door constructed in a manner to be selfclosing.

Another object of the invention resides in a cabinet having the above named characteristics, with a self-closing door provided with a bracket that is supported from the inner side thereof for the reception of storage cans or the like and adapted to swing with the door for the removal of and replacement of the said cans from within the cabinet.

A further important object of the invention resides in the novel manner of supporting the bracket upon the inside of the door, whereby the V bracket is wholly supported from the axis of the door hinge pins and whereby the supported can or the like is off-balanced in a manner that causes the door-to be automatically closed when released.

A further object of the invention resides in a cabinet of the above named characteristics that maintains the supported can free from contact with the walls and bottom of e cabinet, is easily swung to exposed position by the door and upon release swings by gravity to the closed and concealed position, possesses few and simple parts, is effective protection against rodents and other animals, is sanitary, cheap to manufacture, requires a minimum of effort to remove and replace the can, is ornamental in appearance and highlyefiective in use.

Other obvious advantages of the invention will be readily apparent during the course of the following description, reference being had to the accompanyin drawings, wherein is illustrated a preferred embodiment of the device.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view 'of the cabinet in the closed position,

Figure 2 is a, similar view with the closure door swung to open position,

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the cabinet, taken on line 33 of Figure 1,

Figure '4 is a similar view with the door open, taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is a horizontal section taken on line 55 of Figure 3,

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the precast sections forming the cabinet, in separated position before assembly,

Figure 7 is a slightly enlarged perspective view of the closure door and associated parts, removed from the cabinet and,

Figure 8 is an enlarged section through the hinge mountin for the door, taken on line 8-8 of Figure 5.

Like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the several figures of the drawing.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the numeral 5 designates the cabinet as a whole, formed of precast cement slabs, although it will be apparent that other cabinet structures may be employed. The cabinet comprises a bottom 6, top 1, sides 8 and 9 and back I 0. The sides 8 and 9 and back III are provided with dowels ll, adapted, at assemblv, to engage preformed dowel openings I! in the top and bottom sections 6 and 1. As shown, the cabinet has no front wall and will be covered and uncovered by a closure door l3, indicated as a whole and to be later described in detail. The top and bottom sections 6 and 1, adjacent their left front corner, have cast therein, bushings l4 and I5, for the rotatable reception of hinge pins, to be described. In assembling the cabinet, the abutting edges of the several sections are provided with a fluent coating of cement or mortar and the side and back sections 8, 9 and I0 placed upon the base, with the dowels engagin in the openings II. The top section is then placed in position upon the side and back sections, with the dowels engaging in the openings l2 therof. The joints are troweled to provide a finished appearance. If found desirable, a suitable hook device It may be first engaged over a rear dowel before the top is placed in position, upon which any suitable form of deodorant device may be suspended. It will be ap-- parent, since the closure door must first-engage the bushings II and ii, that the top will not be placed in position until the door is placed. Since it is desirable, that the door shall fully underlie the top front edge, one side wall I is formed slightly shorter in order that the door will squarely close to underlying position 'and be parallel with the front edges of the cabinet.

The door I3 comprises a generally rectangular sheet of metal of proper gauge, II, the circumferential edges of which are preferably bent upon themselves for reinforcement and finish. The left or hinge side of the door is bent at a right angle to form an inwardly extending flange ll.

I in position.

, bolted to the door paneland to the angles l9 and 20, are horizontal angle irons 2| and 22. The angle irons 2| and 22 are spaced upward and below the upper and lower marginal edges of the door, as clearly shown. Welded to the upper and lower terminal ends of the angle iron 25 and flush with the ends thereof, are blocks 23, carryin vertically and axially arranged hinge pins 24. within the bushings l4 and I5 and are assembled to such position when the top section.1 is placed The hinge pins 24 are engaged to rotate designed for use as a storage cabinet for garbage cans or the like, it follows, that it has many other uses, such as grain storage, flour storage and many other uses where it is desired that the closure door carries the storage receptacle and will automatically close upon release.

It is to be understood, that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangement shown, but that it includes within its purview whatever changes'fairly come within either the terms or the spirit of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

Projecting outwardly from the door at an angle with respect thereto and in horizontal alignment with the angle iron 2|, is anangleiron 25. f r The angle iron-25 iswelded at its inner end to the angle iron and lower hinge block 23 and pro-' jects outwardly from the door at aha- 81c of approximately 45 degrees. Welded to the outer end 'of the .angle iron 25 and extending at right angle thereto andequidis'tantly-uponeither side, is an I angle. iron 26. As shown, the angle irons 25 and 25 haveoneflat surfaceuppermost. V Secured to l the upper flat surfaces of the angle-irons 25 and i 25, as by welding, is a' circular metallic band 21,

'. j forming, with the angles irons 25 and 26, a circularsocket for the reception of the conventional r circularbottom'of trash or garbage cans orother V containers, see particularly Figure 2. An additional combinedbrace bar and can guide 28 1 is welded; to the band 21 and projects upwardly f andinwardly at an angle, with its terminal end welded tothe inner side of the angle iron 25,

' adjacent. its top.- 'The bar not only serves to give v, 7 additional strength to the supporting structure of- I theband 21 and angles 25 and 26,*but is'a means 1 for-l-directing th 'storage can to its seat within thesocket;

;-A s, ;clearly shown, the, cabinet front is inv clin'ed' toward the rear and, in use, the door I3 is hinged at an angle to theperpendicular, thus, a can or other article upon'thesupport-socket will obviously, due to'the'overbalancing of the door, cause the door toswing to its closed posi'-.

clined top and side and rear walls, bushings formed in the .bottom and top at oneside .ad-j.

cabinet that. is normally parallel .--with .the l inclined front of the cabinet, parallel a'ngle' irons secured to the inner surface of the,v door adjacent its side edges, horizontally arranged 1. A storage. device comprising a cabinet formed of precast concrete sections united by dowls and having its' front side formed open' and inclined I rearwardly, said cabinet having a bottom, an in-' jacen't the front of the cabinet with the top bushing arranged rearwardly f. th bottom bushing, a sheet metal closure door-for the angle irons secured to the inner surface of, the

door and'welded to the first named angle irons,

hinge blocks welded to one side angle irona'd:

iacent the top and bottom of the door, axially aligned and outwardly extending hinge pins car-w. ried .by the blocks, said pins having rotatable mounting in the said bushings, an angle iron] bracket arm welded to the last named angle iron and angularly positioned from the door in a plane f 1 ata right angle-to the axisfof the pins, said bracket arm extending fromthe axial center line tion against the front edgeof the side wall I.

' Swinging the doo'r beyond the-position of 'a right angle with respect to the cabinet, will-cause'thedoor to remain open, since the center of gravity has passed the'axial position of hinge'pins' 24; In all other positions, the door willautomatically close, regardless oi whether or not a' storage receptacle is supported thereon. The rigidityof:

angle irons, hinge blocks welded to on'ejof' the sideangle irons adjacent its top and bottom, hinge the angle irons I9, 25, 2|, 22 25 and 25 presents tive position'against warping or twisting under a load. While the'bar 28 isa decided advantage,

itis not essential to the support of the socket.

' since actual tests oi loads upon the socket have been made up to 250 pounds, without in any way affecting thedoor structure or its free operation. 1

It will therefore be-seen from the foregoing;

1 The cabinet is substantially waterproof and is easily cleaned by flushing with the ordinary garden hose. While the cabinet, was primarily a structure that will maintain its shape. and rela of the hinge pins, a receptacle positioning band carried by the outer end of the bracket.

arm, a brace bar connected with the band and v N with the door, said door mounted to swing at an angle from the vertical corresponding to the angle .of inclination of the cabinet front, whereby. b said door automatically closes upon release. v

v 2. A sanitary storage device comprising a cabi- 1 net formed of preca'st'concrete sections Tunitedat' their edges to form a housing entirely openat its irontside, saidcabinet' having a bottom and an inclined top and side and rearwalls, the front I side of the cabinetbeinginclined rearwardly, a sheet metal door for covering and uncovering the open side, 'iertically arranged angle irons weldedtc the inner surface of the door adjacent". itsouter side edges, transversely-extending angle irons welded to the door and to the first named pins formed on theblocks and extending outward-' ly above and below the door an'din axial align-'- ment, bushingsformed in the top and bottom of the cabinet adjacent it front side and'to'one side for the rotatable reception of the hinge pins the: positioning of the hinge pins in the bushings causing the door to be-angularly disposed from the vertical, the hinging of the door being parallel with the side walls of the cabinet,an angle iron welded to one vertical angle ironof the door and projecting inwardlyfrom the .door-atan angle 3 and at a right angle from the axisof the hinges,

across head angle welded'to the terminal end of the last named projecting angle,- arr-upstanding metallic-band secured to the cross head for sitioningaremovable receptacle upon the.cross head inspaced relation to the inner surface of the'door, a combined brace and receptacle guide 5 secured to the band and to the door adjacent Number its upper hinge block. 273,601 EDWARD DORNBUSH. 323,733

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